Collar-supporter.



A. M. GREAN.

COLLAR SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1912.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

-7HJE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHO'IU-LITHO, WASHINGTON. D. Cv

To all whom it may concern:

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COLLAR-SUPPORTER.

, "Specification of Letters Patent. Patented sptglfi, 1914; ,s icat n filed June 11,1912. seri i iro. 703,073.

Be it known that I, ALEXANDR-EM.

The primary object is to provide a simple and inexpensive structure, wherein a CLlShlOl'l is provided for the end portions that will prevent chafing and. uncomfortable pressure or feeling against the neck of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a'longitudinal sectional view through one end portion of a collar supporter, with the improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but illustrating a slightly modifiedform of construction. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view through another embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the type of collar supporter to which the present invention relates, as is well known, a serpentine wire 7 is employed, which produces a body that is longitudinally and laterally yielding. This body terminates at both ends in eyes formed by bending the wire into a substantially complete loop, as at 8. The material 8, forming the eye, in the present embodiment, is covered with rubber or rubber-like material, illustrated at 9, and in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the rubber has a central opening 10, and has its outer portion longitudinally slitted, as shown at 11, from the opening to the outer edge, forming a joint, through which the ring 8 can be introduced. The body 7 is preferably covered with fabric, as shown at 12, this fabric being in the form of a thread wrapped thereon, which covering also extends around the rubber or rubber-like cushion 9, as illustrated at 13.

In Figs. 3 andl, the supporter '7 is provided with a terminal eye 8*, covered with a cushion 9 that is molded directly upon the G NQ a citizen ofthe United States, residing at v New York, in the county of New York and,

same, and: is consequentlygformed in 'one piece.

InFigs. 5 aha-ye, :the a... body isillustrated at '71P,and one of the terminal eyes is fshown and designated 8,", The cushion in thls case comprises a pair of rubber or rubber-like sections .9 that are separately molded and placed upon the eye, being covered 7 with the fabric or thread wrappedv there-.

upon, as shown. at 10 It will be evident that in the forms in which sections are employed,. the joints may becementedorvul- .canized together if desired. There are numerous advantages for this particular structure. In the first place, it will be obvious that a much, softer cushion will be produced than is formed where there is merely a metal foundation. Moreover, it is found that whena silk, cotton or other covering is employed, it will not wear through as rapidly, as when such covering is placed upon a metal foundation. There is also a decided advantage to this structure from the manufacturers standpoint. As is well known, the wire is usually of spring metal having a rust-proof coating. The severed ends of the wire, however, expose material that is subject to rust, so that unless these ends are specially treated after severance, strains will creep through the fabric covering. This is entirely eliminated in the present structure, for the cushion in itself, constituteslfa covering for the raw end of the wire that is impermeable to moisture, and thus eliminates the necessity of the aforesaid special treatment, while preventing rust stains. "The employment of theparticular form of cushion in the combination therefore secures a plurality of desired results.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein-described invention will beapparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A collar supporter, comprising a serpentine body of resilient wire having a curved terminal and a continuous ring of rubber like the curred t er-H minal of the i bodyqembedded therein and oonifiletely' inolosing the' end pf the Wire, sald ring constituting a terminal securing eye for the supporter, a yielding terminal cushion, and acovering for the end of the Wire that-1s mperv ous ID -111018131119.

' '2. cellar supporter, ool uprising a serpentine body of resilient Wire having a curved terminal and a continuous ring of" rubber' like material having'rthe curved terminal of the body embedded therein and completely inclfos'irig the end of the Wire,

' said ring constituting V a ;termi na1 securing eye "forthe "sup orter, a yielding terminal c shionand a covering ,fur t'lre end of the Y 7 wire that "is imperviousto moisture, and a inclosing' the-material thereofi fabric covering surrounding the ring and A collar supporter, comprising" sin L 011s severed length of resilient Wire, a oover- 'ing for said wire, and a elosed; ring-shaped terminal for' eaoh end' or saidl'supporter,

Comprising an are-shaped bend at the severed endof said Wire, anda yielding-eyelet completely'inclosing said arc-shaped bend.

ingthe wire-and yelet- I a i testimony whereof I" have hereunto set presence of two subscribing Witnes'ses.

Witnesses 5 v a H 1 Roar.- J OSnmwmsr; JAMES F-J-Souniitrkf ALEXANnRE GREANQ; i' 7 Washington, D102 

